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CBMT - FORM B EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
A MT treatment approach that focuses on how music
interventions stimulate the brain to influence a client's affective,
cognitive, and sensorimotor behaviors is
A. psychodynamic
B. neurologic
C. holistic
D. behavioral
B
A neurologic approach to music therapy puts a strong emphasis
on the findings of neuroscience research and how musical
responses can affect nonmusical responses
A MT introduces instrument choices to a child, playing each
instrument to demonstrate its different sounds and uses. The MT
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asks the child to choose an instrument to which he is especially
drawn. The MT is MOST likely trying to ascertain the child's
A. preference for styles of music
B. limits of sustained attention
C. capacity for verbal expression
D. responses to musical elements
D
Introducing different instruments and having the child respond to
the sounds will reveal information about the types of timbre,
ranges, and dynamics that appeal to him.
A MT working with an adult client diagnosed with schizoaffective
disorder who exhibits restricted emotional expression has
involved the client in a song discussion focusing on the affective
qualities of a familiar song. As the therapist continues singing
and playing the song, she notices that the client has begun
talking to herself while rocking back and forth and laughing. The
MT's BEST response is to
A. stop the music until the client's verbalizations have ended
B. adjust the tempo of the song to correspond to the client's
rocking behavior
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C. sing and play the song at a higher volume to mask the client's
verbalizations
D. refocus the client by directing her to sing along with the
therapist
D
Directing the client to sing along refocuses the client on the
present time and place and facilitates the expression of emotions
A music therapist facilitates a music experience in which the
client plays an instrument while the MT plays the piano, pauses
when the MT stops playing, and waits to continue when the MT
resumes playing. Which of the following is the MOST likely goal of
this intervention?
A. nonverbal expression
B. impulse control
C. auditory discrimination
D. motor skills
B
This intervention would provide the structure for the client to
know when to play and when to wait and would require the client
to practice impulse control while waiting. The therapist could
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gradually increase the length of the pauses as the client's
impulse control increases.
A MT asks a client to close her eyes, presents a musical tone,
and asks the client which direction the sound is coming from. The
music therapist is assessing the client's auditory
A. motor matching
B. sequencing
C. discrimination
D. sensitivity
C
Identifying directionality is an auditory discrimination ability
A MT has recently started a new job working with inner-city at-
risk adolescents at a community center. To help adolescents
identify and express their emotions, she introduces song-writing
activities. Though the therapist has a strong background in jazz
and classical music, she notices that the clients criticize her
accompaniments. To BEST meet the clients' needs, the therapist
should
CBMT - FORM B EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
A MT treatment approach that focuses on how music
interventions stimulate the brain to influence a client's affective,
cognitive, and sensorimotor behaviors is
A. psychodynamic
B. neurologic
C. holistic
D. behavioral
B
A neurologic approach to music therapy puts a strong emphasis
on the findings of neuroscience research and how musical
responses can affect nonmusical responses
A MT introduces instrument choices to a child, playing each
instrument to demonstrate its different sounds and uses. The MT
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asks the child to choose an instrument to which he is especially
drawn. The MT is MOST likely trying to ascertain the child's
A. preference for styles of music
B. limits of sustained attention
C. capacity for verbal expression
D. responses to musical elements
D
Introducing different instruments and having the child respond to
the sounds will reveal information about the types of timbre,
ranges, and dynamics that appeal to him.
A MT working with an adult client diagnosed with schizoaffective
disorder who exhibits restricted emotional expression has
involved the client in a song discussion focusing on the affective
qualities of a familiar song. As the therapist continues singing
and playing the song, she notices that the client has begun
talking to herself while rocking back and forth and laughing. The
MT's BEST response is to
A. stop the music until the client's verbalizations have ended
B. adjust the tempo of the song to correspond to the client's
rocking behavior
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C. sing and play the song at a higher volume to mask the client's
verbalizations
D. refocus the client by directing her to sing along with the
therapist
D
Directing the client to sing along refocuses the client on the
present time and place and facilitates the expression of emotions
A music therapist facilitates a music experience in which the
client plays an instrument while the MT plays the piano, pauses
when the MT stops playing, and waits to continue when the MT
resumes playing. Which of the following is the MOST likely goal of
this intervention?
A. nonverbal expression
B. impulse control
C. auditory discrimination
D. motor skills
B
This intervention would provide the structure for the client to
know when to play and when to wait and would require the client
to practice impulse control while waiting. The therapist could
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gradually increase the length of the pauses as the client's
impulse control increases.
A MT asks a client to close her eyes, presents a musical tone,
and asks the client which direction the sound is coming from. The
music therapist is assessing the client's auditory
A. motor matching
B. sequencing
C. discrimination
D. sensitivity
C
Identifying directionality is an auditory discrimination ability
A MT has recently started a new job working with inner-city at-
risk adolescents at a community center. To help adolescents
identify and express their emotions, she introduces song-writing
activities. Though the therapist has a strong background in jazz
and classical music, she notices that the clients criticize her
accompaniments. To BEST meet the clients' needs, the therapist
should
